Boozie Movies: EVIL DEAD and Falling Out of Love With Sam Raimi
As with any Boozie Movie piece, caution should be exercised when proceeding. There are spoilers ahead and I was a little bit drunk and more than a little bit cranky. But beyond exposing my state of mind it's intended to... More »
  

Okinawa International Movie Festival 2013: A Celebration of Laughter & Peace (Part 2)
I chose to dedicate my second full day at the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival to exploring some of the shorts in the Local Origination Project section. These Community-Based Movies received funding from their respective region in return for highlighting... More »
  

Twitchvision: Talking G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, THE HOST, and Easter/Passover Movies
While I had to skip a press screening of the latest in the G.I. Joe franchise because of this week's "Seder" thing, I ended up paying good money to see The Rock fight some bumblebees (really, it was kind of... More »
  

Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists of Shame - March (Part 2)
Continued from here...The Wages of Fear (dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 France)Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival, Golen Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, BAFTA for Best Film from any Source, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language... More »
  

Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists of Shame - March (Part 1)
It is confession time once again, and this month is a special Easter edition of Full Disclosure. In our monthly efforts to catch up with revered classics and widely-considered must-sees that have thus far passed us by, not only are... More »
  

Adventures in Classic Korean Cinema: EARLY RAIN
Adventures in Classic Korean Cinema is a bi-weekly feature looking back at classic South Korean Cinema. The aftermath of World War II brought about a quick change in social values, which reevaluated the needs and lifestyles of youths around the... More »
  

Euro Beat: France Campaigns To 'Free John McTiernan,' Plus Abel Ferrara Finds His Anne Sinclair
Die Hard and Predator director John McTiernan has been ordered to begin a one year prison sentence by April 3 (eight days from now) ... but not if the French have anything to say about it. Citizens of the country... More »
  

Okinawa International Movie Festival 2013: A Celebration of Laughter & Peace (Part 1)
Running from 23-30 March, the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival is now in full swing. Celebrities and filmmakers from around the world took to the beach-side red carpet on Saturday night, to the delight of adoring fans and inquisitive filmgoers... More »
  

Twitchvision: Talking SPRING BREAKERS, ADMISSION, and OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
This week saw a bunch of films worth talking about, including what for me is the first non-awful Harmony Korine film Spring Breakers, the innocuous and thus disappointing Admission, and the best goddamn movie of the weekend, Olympus Has Fallen... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Wrap: Twitch Puts A Bow On Austin's Big Fest
The SXSW mayhem has come to an end and most of Austin has about shaken off the hangover. There was a ton of fun and plenty of great films on display at SXSW 2013. We had it all covered... More »
  

Twitchvision: Talking THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE, Magic Movies, and more!
Continuing the magician theme this week, with talk of the disappointing Burt Wonderstone, along with that magical year of 2006 where competing magician movies tried to impress at the cinema.... More »
  

Preview: This Year's ND/NF Offers Somber Works Of Realism, An Unforgettable Doc & Auteur Driven Sci-fi

A staple of the New York Film scene, New Directors/New Films rolls out this year's selections from March 20th - 31st at The Film Society of Lincoln Center and MoMA. Dustin Chang, our senior contributor from the Five Burroughs, offers... More »
  

Adventures in Classic Korean Cinema: THE ROAD TO SAMPO
A lot of people are talking about Korean Cinema these days. Whether it be the latest commercial blockbuster to gleefully experiment with genre or the freshest arthouse hit rocking the festival circuit, the industry has a built a well-earned reputation... More »
  

Twitchvision: Talking OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
With only one major release this week, we concentrated on Raimi's OZ-stravaganza™ that features Franco being Franco and a Kunis in distractingly delicious tight leather pants. Oh, and the flying monkey's Jar Jar. No, totally.At any rate, here's my brief... More »
  

TTTT: On Eating New Orleans (and OZ)
Tudor's Twitchin' Travel Tours has always had a travel motif. If one were to go back and look at all my "TTTT" column banner graphics (and you know you want to!), the one consistent element would be that they... More »
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SXSW 2013: Twitch Raises the Curtain with Our Top 20 Picks
Today is the big day and Austin is already teeming with rabid film fans, ready to devour another year's worth of wonderful SXSW film programming. In case you missed it, our preview series has already taken a look at... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Preview: Midnight, 24BPS, SXGlobal, and Festival Faves
We're back with part three of our SXSW Preview Series. We took a look at the Headliners and Competition slates on Tuesday and yesterday we previewed the Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, and Visions programs. Today we finish off the... More »
  

The Stack March Episode One: WESTWORLD Finally Hits Blu, Plus ELM STREET Films, SCHINDLER'S LIST, PHANTASM II, And More
Welcome Back to The Stack! They say March comes in like a lion and in this case I'm inclined to agree. This turned out to be one of my most fun months ever. The 70s sci-fi dystopian classic Westworld hit Blu,... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Preview: Spotlight and Visions Programs
Austin's biggest fest, SXSW rolls into town this Friday! We kicked off the preview series yesterday with a look at Headliners and Competition slates. Today we turn our attention to the meat of the lineup, the Narrative Spotlight, Documentary... More »
  

Euro Beat: Abel Ferrara's DSK Movie Loses Lead Actress, Plus Czech Noir and New Alain Resnais
For the moment, Abel Ferrara's probably-controversial film about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex-scandal is still moving forward, but actress Isabelle Adjani (Possession) has announced that she's leaving the project, in which she was supposed to play Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclaire. Her... More »
  
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